About this title: 'What can be done about the state of classical music?' Lawrence Kramer asks in this elegant, sharply observed, and beautifully written extended essay. Classical music, whose demise has been predicted for at least a decade, has always had its staunch advocates, but in today's media-saturated world there are real concerns about its viability. "Why Classical Music Still Matters" takes a forthright approach by engaging both skeptics and music lovers alike. In seven highly original chapters, "Why Classical Music Still Matters" affirms the value of classical music - defined as a body of ...
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Description: FINE. Crisp, clean, unread hardcover with light to moderate shelfwear/edgewear to the dust jacket and a small publisher's mark to one edge-Nice! ! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 5-2-07
ISBN-13:9780520250826ISBN:0520250826
Description: FINE. Crisp, clean, unread hardcover with light to moderate shelfwear/edgewear to the dust jacket and a small publisher's mark to one edge-Nice! ! 0.85 lbs. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Date Published: 2009-01-07
ISBN-13:9780520258037ISBN:0520258037
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780520258037. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780520250826ISBN:0520250826
Description: New in new dust jacket. Nice new hardcover with dust jacket! Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Securely packed. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 242 p. Simpson Book in the Humanities. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780520250826ISBN:0520250826
Description: 0520250826. Fine in dustjacket.; 8vo. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780520250826ISBN:0520250826
Description: New in new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 242 p. Simpson Book in the Humanities. Audience: General/trade. Hardcover dj, new book, excellent condition! ob read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Of California Press, Berkeley, CA
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780520250826ISBN:0520250826
Description: Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. 242 pages. As New in As New Dust Jacket. Book-length account on subject. One of the most passionate, compelling, and accessible polemical books on the state of Classical Music in the Global Age. Published in a very small and limited print run by a University Press as a hardcover original only, it has become a sensational mainstream success. The true First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. The strength of ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780520258037ISBN:0520258037
Description: New. "Wow. Kramer succeeds at what is a fantastically difficult task: to seduce readers into a powerful engagement with classical music by portraying in words its complex entanglements with fundamental human drives and social needs. Ranging from J.S. read more
Description: Very good. What can be done about the state of classical music? ' Lawrence Kramer asks in this elegant, sharply observed, beautifully written extended essay. Classical music, whose demise has been predicted for at least a decade, has always had its staunch. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780520250826ISBN:0520250826
Description: New. "Wow. Kramer succeeds at what is a fantastically difficult task: to seduce readers into a powerful engagement with classical music by portraying in words its complex entanglements with fundamental human drives and social needs. Ranging from J.S. read more
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